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  New research from School of Marketing reveals the impact that Covid-19 has had on key business sectors in the UK. A study by marketing training hub School of Marketing analysed the latest ONS and government data on the number of businesses that were born and died in the last eight business quarters after the pandemic (from Q2 of 2020 to Q1 of 2022) and compared this with the eight quart...
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Business in the hospitality sector? Erik Wolf, founder of the World Food Travel Association shares some great advice and tips on adapting to the new normal... 2020 was not the best year to start a business in the hospitality sector. All businesses were hit hard by the pandemic, but arguably none more so than the hospitality. As we adapt to our new normal, navigating this fresh landscape is not ...
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Craig Bulow, founder of the Away Days Group shares his tips and insights to help teams reconnect as we emerge from lockdown restrictions After all the months of remote working and lockdown restrictions, returning to the workplace and reconnecting will be an exciting moment for startup teams. Face-to-face connection is an important part of our working lives and has been sorely missed by many of ...
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Week Gen-C is a part-employability, part-career and part-entrepreneurship focused digital event that's been created by young people, for young people in the NW of NI The pandemic has affected us all but young people have been particularly hard hit by the impact it has had on both their education and employment prospects. In a bid to mitigate this, two North-West NI based organisations, Enterpr...
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  Adam Pomeroy, AR/VR Project Manager at Luminous Group shares his thoughts on the top COVID-19 tech trends and how they'll remain part of our lives post-pandemic Digital transformation is a conversation that is and was taking place before COVID-19. Businesses wanted to know how to become more competitive, reactive, and efficient, and how services for users can be improved. McKinsey’s...
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  Week Gen-C is a week long calendar of events focused on entrepreneurship and careers, aimed at helping young people affected by the covid pandemic in the North West of NI The pandemic has brought many challenges, in particular for young people as they deal with the uncertainties of its impact on their job prospects and career aspirations. Now, two North-West NI based organisations have...
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The Italian company that has created Handshield, a hand protection wrap to protect users from bacteria and viruses If we can state and dumb down the obvious for a moment, one of the biggest worries during this pandemic is being in a situation where you contract the virus from someone. This isn’t only done by being coughed on, but also through touching a contaminated surface.  While ...
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Darren Hockley, MD of eLearning provider, DeltaNet International, shares advice and tips on identifying and managing pandemic fatigue in these challenging times As a business owner, you’ve probably heard it a million times before: tough situations will make you stronger. However, despite how comforting those words may sound, so many startups never make it past the first year. ...
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The innovative German SaaS startup launches TIMIFY Q, a queuing app to help global businesses navigate pandemic restrictions Innovation continues for TIMIFY the online scheduling and resource management SaaS platform trusted by over 55,000 organisations which has just launched its TIMIFY Q app. This queue management software means walk-in visitors to any retail or waiting room space, from groce...
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Covid-NITeen is an exciting step-by-step project for NI students, from year 10 and up, to create new and innovative digital or product-based business ideas that address some of the key pandemic-related challenges We’ve all had to make changes over the last year and adapt to the new normal in which we find ourselves - from social distancing through to home-schooling and online work-outs. ...
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